School of verses
Sixteen Odù. Names and marks. Not a shrine.
Ifá as literature and ethics for the sitting. We teach the names, the marks, and a verse — not initiation.
1
Èjì Ogbè
Light. Beginning. Plenty.
2
Ọ̀yẹ̀kú Méjì
Night. Rest. The ancestors.
3
Ìwòrì Méjì
Looking in. Investigation.
4
Òdí Méjì
The wall. Then the gate.
5
Ìròsùn Méjì
Blood. Lineage. Memory.
6
Ọ̀wọ́nrín Méjì
Sudden turn. Travel.
7
Ọ̀bárà Méjì
The rope. The messenger. News.
8
Ọ̀kànràn Méjì
The heart. Stubborn fire.
9
Ògúndá Méjì
Iron. Work. The cleared path.
10
Ọ̀sá Méjì
Wind. Secret coming out.
11
Ìká Méjì
The twist. Care with the mouth.
12
Òtúúrúpọ̀n Méjì
Rain. Cooling. Patience.
13
Òtúrá Méjì
Gentleness. Cool white.
14
Ìrẹtẹ̀ Méjì
Earth. The ground you stand on.
15
Ọ̀ṣẹ́ Méjì
Victory. Sweetness after the work.
16
Òfún Méjì
White cloth. Completion. The elder Odù.